Louisiana · Census place 78715
Ville Platte city, LA
Quick answer
Ville Platte city has 6,299 residents, ranking #90 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $28,874, the median home is worth $88,100 and median gross rent runs $678 a month.
- Population
- 6,299Ville Platte city residents
- Median household income
- $28,874Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $678Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ville Platte city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ville Platte city median would spend about 28.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31% of residents and 44.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Schriever CDP 6,052
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